First Thing: Supreme court backs Trump’s ability to fire agency chiefs but rules against him on mail-in ballots
Decision in case concerning Rebecca Slaughter overturns decades of precedent curbing executive power. Plus how one man survived eight days lost in the...
Anger at supreme court ruling on Trump’s power to fire agency chiefs – US politics live
Today is the final day for the supreme court to lay out the last rulings of its nine-month termHello, and welcome to the US politics live blog.In a si...
Cairo Takeaway secures court win over pro-Israel activist who claimed he was ‘completely vindicated’ after settlement
Federal court judge rules Ofir Birenbaum breached parts of settlement between Middle Eastern restaurant and Jewish man working with Daily TelegraphFol...
Both Republican Dan Sullivans can compete in Alaska primary, court rules
Challenger Dan Sullivan had been booted from ballot, but supreme court ruled he can compete against senator of same nameA man with the same name and p...
Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to much of federal government's regulatory structure
The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits that Congress and the courts had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory age...
Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs
Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’As a reality TV show host, Donald T...
In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights
The Supreme Court's decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitutional but sought an outright b...
Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioners, ends agency independence
The Supreme Court just placed once-independent agencies more firmly under presidential control. The court ruled in Slaughter v. Trump with a 6-3 vote ...
Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against un...
Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies m...
US supreme court rules Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies
Case focused on White House’s March 2025 firing of Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca SlaughterUS supreme court decisions – live updatesSign up f...
US supreme court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections
Law enforcement’s use of warrants sweeping smartphone location data requires privacy protections, court rulesUS supreme court decisions – live updates...
US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional
Justices find president does not have constitutional authority to fire Federal Reserve governor without causeUS supreme court decisions – live updates...
Man murdered two London women in predatory sexual attacks, court told
Trial begins of Simon Levy, who denies killing Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins and attacking third womanA man murdered two women and le...
US supreme court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election day
Court sides against Republican challenge after deciding earlier this term to let Louisiana effectively dismantle Voting Rights ActSign up for the Brea...
The Supreme Court upholds grace periods for mail-in ballots, siding against the GOP
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but re...
US supreme court rejects Trump’s bid to appeal $5m E Jean Carroll verdict
Jury found Trump liable in 2023 for sexually abusing former magazine columnist and defaming herUS supreme court decisions – live updatesThe US suprem...
Luigi Mangione to appear in federal court amid uncertainty over state case
Mangione, accused of killing health executive Brian Thompson, has pleaded not guilty in state and federal casesLuigi Mangione is scheduled to appear a...
Supreme court nears the end of its term with cases about Donald Trump’s power to be decided – US politics live
Court expected to hand down decisions on several outstanding cases, wrapping up term that has focussed on Trump’s expansive claims of presidential pow...
‘It’s just so wrong’: Haitians in Ohio reel from supreme court TPS ruling
After outrageous insults from Donald Trump, Haitians have helped to revive Springfield – now their future is uncertainThe embattled Haitian community ...
